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           Worship Service for December 14, 2025

PSUMC 12/14/2025

Lessons and Carols Service  

*Please stand as the light of Christ is brought forward                                                                  

*Prelude   String Quartet

Welcome                                                                                         Pastor Debbie                                

*Congregational Hymn  (#234)

“O Come All Ye Faithful,” vs. 1 & 6 (with Trumpet)

Reading & Lighting the Advent Wreath   (Joy)

Laura Hooper & Kay Mitchum

Bidding Prayer                                                                              Pastor Debbie

Congregation-                                                                        The Lord’s Prayer    

Worshipping God with Our Tithes & Offering.

Offertory    “ Rejoice Greatly” (from The Messiah)

Veronica Page /piano/String Quartet                                      

*Doxology   Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” # 95

First Lesson                                                                               Renee Layson

*Congregational Hymn (#240-separate sheet for accompaniment)

“Hark the Herald Angel Sing” vs. 1&2     (with Trumpet)

Second Lesson                                                                          Ryan Bressler

“Night of Silence”                                                              Choir & Trumpet

Third Lesson                                                                       Gene Rishkofski

*Congregational Hymn (#230)

“O Little Town of Bethlehem” vs. 1 & 2

Fourth Lesson                                                                       Flora Jones

“Room in My Heart”                                                                    Choir

Fifth Lesson                                                             Marguerite Sterling

*Congregational (#238)

“Angels We Have Heard on High”    vs. 1 & 2    

Sixth Lesson                                                                      Bud Summers  

“Manger Song”     (Cradle Song)      

Veronica Paige, Daphne DeSena, McKenzie Ouzts

Seventh Lesson                                                                      Tara Bobb

*Congregational Hymn  (#245)

“The First Noel” vs. 1-3   (with Trumpet)

Eighth Lesson                                                                   David Busby

“Gesu Bambino”      

performed by Veronica Page & McKenzie Ouzts

Ninth Lesson                                                                   Brett Lowell

An Angel’s Song                                                                       Choir

Collect and Blessing                                                   Pastor Debbie

(Blessing of the Food)

Postlude                                                                      String Quartet

Thank You’s to Those Participating Today:

Music Director: Janet Hopkins

Platt Springs Choir

String Quartet: Andrew Lynn- Violin,

Kristin Harris-Violin,

Cierra Asmond-Viola,

Sarah Evanovich- Cello

Trumpet- Charlie Polk

Piano- Jolene Flory

Readers: Renee Layson, Ryan Bressler, Gene Rishkofski ,  Flora Jones, Marguerite Sterling, Bud Summers, Tara Bobb, David Busby & Brett Lowell

IT: Lynn Asbill and Boykin Roseborough

Laura Hooper, Renee Layson, Tara Bobb, & Brett Lowell

Join us for a cover-dish luncheon after today's Lessons and Carols Service.

Prayer List December 14 2025

  Surgeries/Hospital/Sick

Rick and Deree Stobaugh

David Brantley

JC Hyatt

Buck and Peggy Jones

James and Elaine Ward

Brenda Ettari

Sharon Grecu

Brad and Barbara Jordan

Sue Rhodes

Ashley Steele

Flo Johnson

Nursing Homes/Assisted Living/ Hospice/Rehab

Paul Mullins, Debbie Summers's uncle

Jessie Sargent

Retirement Communities

Lucy Eden

Helen Tarbox

Coretta Safriet

Shirley Ward

Family/Friends/Community

Vernon Cunningham, Sandy Cobia’s brother

Margie Horton, friend of Melody and Terry Clamp

Kay Pearson, friend of Jamie Guffey

Marsha Mathious, friend of Bernadette Weston

Addie Wilkerson-Pinner, friend of Laura Hooper

Bryce Schmoyer, friend of Vickie Hanks’

Raven Player, niece of Betty and Don Elliott

Tally Nesmith, friend of Betty Rogers

Trey Schmoyer, friend of Vickie Hanks

Audrey Barclay, Susan Basnett’s mother

Corrie Wofford, C.J. Baker’s step daughter-in-law

Kathy Mott, Marie Thompson’s sister

Wendy McDonough, friend of Jolene Flory

Genevieve Stroud, Wanda Young’s mother

Tiffany and Adam Hunter, friends of Susan and Ryan Bressler

Matt Anderson, friend of Laura Hooper

Norma Kestner Viars

Matthew, nephew of Ryan Alexander

Audrey Walsh, daughter of Cam Walsh

Maureen Ervin,  Betty Rogers’ sister-in-law

Praise

Heyward Ann Marchant, great niece of Laura Hooper

Tommy Fowler, friend of Laura Hooper

Lauren Goodenough, friend of Laura Hooper

Jake Williams, friend of Laura Hooper  

Military

Parker Albrecht, Navy

Zach Timmons, Marine Reserve

Donovan O’Dea, Army

Spencer Miller, Air Force

Bailey Roberson, Army

To keep in contact with everyone on our prayer list we're going to clean the names that have been here for several weeks. If your name, or a loved one's name, has been listed here for three weeks, make sure to give Melody at (803)794-3415 a call so we'll keep them listed.